Something special from Mandy's kitchen...
Who doesn’t love apple sauce? There’s an acceptable childish feel to it; it’s just so basic and delicious and comforting. In my opinion, apple sauce should be completely unadulterated. Nothing needs to be added. Even if you start off with apples that are less than …
When you’re in need of a quick dessert, a simple crisp is a great option. Whether it’s with apples, pears, peaches, plums, or whatever berries you have in the fridge, crisps are the much simpler cousin of a pie. No crust, no fuss. Just a …
If you’ve been following my posts, you’ll remember I wrote about a buckwheat sourdough recipe that I made to replicate my favorite single-ingredient gluten-free sourdough bread from a brand called Pacha. In that post, I also wrote about another gluten-free sourdough recipe that I had …
Sourdough seems to be very trendy lately, and while I’m not usually one to hop aboard a fad train, I do actually enjoy sourdough bread. My good friend, who has celiac disease, started making her own gluten free sourdough and has even graciously baked me …
I am always on the hunt for more clean vegan yogurts. Unfortunately, many of the ones I find on the shelves at the grocery store are full of sugar, natural flavors, gums, thickeners, oils, and other unwanted ingredients. And almost all of these yogurts have …
As I mentioned in a previous post, we’ve had two breakfast staples in our house as of late: baked oatmeal and homemade muffins. Depending on what ingredients we have on hand, we make one or the other, and we change our muffin variety all the …
My grandmother makes the best pumpkin pie. Her scratch-made pie dough is the perfect flaky crust for her creamy, sweet, and wintery spiced custard. And she bakes her famous pie in a well-seasoned, weathered, almost cracked ceramic pie dish that actually has a pumpkin pie …
I’ll be the first to admit that I have never been a fan of shortbread cookies. They’re notorious for being dry, tasteless, and boring, so I usually just write them off and opt for a more exciting cookie, like chocolate chip. But, perhaps I’ve just …
I absolutely love oatmeal. I went through a phase a few years ago where I ate oatmeal for breakfast every morning, Monday through Sunday, all seasons of the year. No matter how hot it was in the summer time, it was oatmeal for breakfast. And …
One of my favorite treats growing up was my Mom-mom’s French toast. It wasn’t fancy and it only required a handful of ingredients, but she always made the best. She even used inexpensive, store-brand soft, wheat bread but it didn’t matter. Her eggy, creamy, cinnamon-y …